Less college debt + more lifetime earnings = the App State advantage
May 7, 2024
Is a college degree a good investment? At Appalachian State University, the answer is clear: An App State education continues to be a pathway to a bet...

Chancellor’s Grant Funds Partnership To Create Local Food Network With County's Early Childhood Learning Centers
Apr 17, 2024
Preschool children across Watauga County may soon be tasting vegetables like leafy swiss chard and bell peppers grown by local farmers thanks to a 202...

App State partners with Mebane Charitable Foundation to improve literacy in the High Country and Catawba Valley
Mar 4, 2024
The Mebane Charitable Foundation has donated $100,000 to Appalachian State University to fund the expansion of reading assistance services for K–3 s...

App State selected to join North Carolina Teaching Fellows program
Mar 4, 2024
Beginning next fall, Appalachian State University will be among 10 colleges and universities statewide that are partnered with the North Carolina Teac...
App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among nation's ‘best’ for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report
Feb 23, 2024
Appalachian State University has strengthened its standing among the nation’s best schools for online education, according to U.S. News & World ...

App State alumni lead the nation in earning teaching’s top credential
Feb 13, 2024
Appalachian State University is known nationally as an established leader in teacher education — a fact supported by the university’s record as th...

App State’s 2023 Spooky Duke breaks fundraising record, scares up $31,600 to support regional children with special needs
Feb 9, 2024
Runners and walkers costumed as ghouls, superheroes, cartoon characters and more gathered on the Boone campus of Appalachian State University — and ...

Next NC Scholarship offers a minimum $5,000 annually to attend any UNC System university
Feb 2, 2024
North Carolinians from households earning $80,000 or less will receive a minimum scholarship of $5,000 per year to attend any University of North Caro...
App State Hickory Campus Hosts First Professional Development Workshop for Teachers
Jan 24, 2024
December 7, 2023 marked not only the first Reading Day at Appalachian State University’s Hickory campus, but also the first professional development...

Reflections on App State’s 124th year of continued innovation and excellence
Jan 4, 2024
Throughout its 124th year, Appalachian State University reaffirmed its status as an innovator and leader in higher education, setting historic milesto...